Rite Of Passage

By Mandy Worthington


A rite of passage is generally the process done by more youthful individuals who are making the transition from adolescence to adult hood. At a broader degree the rite of passage is just a transition from one stage to another. This transition can be for almost anything you can imagine.

For instance, marriage can be seen as being a transition from being single to being with your life partner. Death may be observed as a transition from existence towards the after-life. And puberty may be seen as your transition from childhood to adulthood. You are able to see here that the common concept for your rite of passage is a transition from one stage of life to another.

Numerous ceremonies have existed throughout time to mark this transition time period however the typical theme of the ceremonies is firstly a separation stage, then a transition stage and finally a re-incorporation stage. It's these 3 phases that are typical with the transition from one stage of existence to an additional stage.

The vision quest process is one such powerful rite of passage ceremony to help with various transitions in people's lives as they transfer ahead right into a more authentic way of being. What I imply by authentic is to have your life in alignment with your true self. This is first done by discovering your authentic nature in nature.

For instance, the separation stage is when you tidy up loose ends at home and together with your work and walk out alone into a place in nature. This separation phase separates you out of your normal existence and permits you the area to be and talk with the deeper ranges of your being.

Whilst on your vision quest the transition stage is whenever you begin to gain insights from nature and spirit around the intention you've set for the journey. For instance, the way the wind blows through the trees might provide you with an insight about how many of your ideas are just 'blowing within the wind'. Or even the heat through the summer time sun may give you an insight in to the intensity of some of your relationships if your intention is about relationships.

However, it's these insights from nature and also the interpretations you make that set the stage for transitions happening in your normal life.

In my encounters, the insights on their own have next to no energy in creating differences within the transition from 1 stage of one's life to another one. The place exactly where the real power comes from will be the 3rd stage. And that's the re-incorporation stage.




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